Tolkien Reading Day 2026: Unlikely Heroes

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Mar 17, 20261:13:53Arts

Sam resists the Ring. Fatty Bolger outruns the Nazgûl. Lúthien tears down Sauron's tower. Jeff Haecker, Robert Story, Patrick Mason, and Rob Leonardi celebrate Tolkien Reading Day with favorite passages on unlikely heroe...

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